News
May 2, 2008
NREL Commercialization Project Accelerates PV Technology Innovation
NREL's R&D collaboration with Ampulse, a venture-backed company, is taking photovoltaic cell technology one step further with a new innovative approach using silicon film.
April 30, 2008
DOE to Invest up to $60 Million for Advanced CSP
DOE announced a funding opportunity for up to $60 million over 5 years to support the development of low-cost concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. The funding includes $10 million in FY 2008 appropriations and $10 million in the FY 2009 budget request. Specifically, the funding is available for projects from industry and academia that develop advanced thermal storage concepts and heat transfer fluids to further increase the efficiency of CSP power plants.
April 29, 2008
DOE Announces Nanomanufacturing Research Lab Call
The U.S. Department of Energy will fund R&D projects at its national laboratories to advance and commercialize nanomanufacturing techologies within three to five years.
April 29, 2008
NREL Mission and CSP Highlighted in Innovation Magazine
Laboratory Director Dan Arvizu and Concentrating Solar Power Program Manager Mark Mehos highlighted the mission of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in articles published in Innovation: America's Journal of Technology Commercialization.
April 21, 2008
NREL Collaborates to Commercialize Fiber Hydrogen Optic Sensor
NREL is working with Nuclear Filter Technology to develop a fiber hydrogen optic sensor with strong market potential.
April 11, 2008
DOE Announces Plans for Future Loan Guarantee Solicitations
Through its Loan Guarantee Program, the U.S. Department of Energy plans to issue solicitations for up to $38.5 billion for clean energy technology projects.
April 1, 2008
NREL Enters Wind Energy Research Partnership in Hawaii
NREL has signed a memorandum of understanding with UPC Wind to establish a Remote Research Affiliate Partner Site at UPC Wind’s Kaheawa Wind Farm on Maui.
March 31, 2008
NREL, ConocoPhillips, Iowa State to Cooperate on Biofuels Research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has reached a Memorandum of Understanding with ConocoPhillips and Iowa State University to identify promising cellulosic biomass conversion technologies over the near, mid- and long-term. The collaboration will bring three independently established programs together to help identify the most efficient and cost-effective methods for making liquid transportation fuels from plants.
February 27, 2008
Venture Capitalist Firm Selected for NREL's Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers will sponsor an entrepreneur at NREL to help accelerate the commercialization of NREL-developed technologies.
